Pearce Dietrich provides his thoughts and insights on the top DFS options for today’s NBA slate.
NBA Sunday is a DFS fun day. Extend the weekend one more day with Fantasy Basketball action at DraftKings. Get the screens out. Build your DraftKings NBA DFS lineups early. Let’s dig into the NBA DFS research, make some fantasy basketball picks, and close out the week on the couch enjoying the eight-game main slate that starts at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy basketball lineups here: NBA $100K Fadeaway [$25K to 1st]
Guard
Stud
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz ($10,200) — Money is not an option. Silly season has arrived. The injury report is longer than your son’s Christmas wish list. There will be plenty of $3K and $4K options available. The Jazz are tanking, while the Hawks are aiming for the No. 7 seed. Young needs to step up this week.
Other Options — Tyrese Haliburton ($9,300)
Value
Johnny Juzang, Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks ($4,000) — All value picks are subject to change. Until the NBA injury report is updated, the Jazz offer the best value. Their injuries are already known, and their scrubs are stable. Juzang has been playing at least 20 minutes a night for over a month. He’s started two of the last three games.
Other Options — Julian Champagnie ($4,100)
Forward
Stud
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks at New Orleans Pelicans ($11,600) — Nothing has changed. Every April is the same. The lengthy NBA injury report leads to “stars and scrubs” lineups for every DraftKings slate. The real problem comes later this week when we get “scrubs and scrubs” lineups with thousands in unspent salary. For now, load up on stars. The Bucks need wins. First-round home-court advantage is on the line. Plus, the Bucks don’t want a first-round matchup with the Knicks.
Other Options — Jayson Tatum ($10,900)
Value
KJ Martin, Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks ($3,000) — The Jazz-Hawks game has the largest total on the slate (244). Martin is the stone minimum. He opens up lineup flexibility, but there is risk. He is questionable and not guaranteed playing time. If he does play, he hits 6x value with ease.
Other Options — Jarace Walker ($3,600)
Center
Stud
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers ($12,700) — The Joker is the greatest player of all time. He’s not in the conversation—he is the conversation. For various reasons, he doesn’t get the respect he deserves. Who cares? The real ones know. Watch Jokic’s games. He dominates and elevates those around him.
Other Options — Karl-Anthony Towns ($10,200)
Value
Obi Toppin, Indiana Pacers at Denver Nuggets ($4,300) — The Pacers-Nuggets game has the second-highest total on the slate (239.5). Toppin’s matchup against Jokic isn’t great, but it’s not that bad either. The Nuggets aren’t playing great basketball, and Jokic isn’t a glass cleaner. The Joker will get double-digit boards, but he doesn’t grab every rebound. Toppin has topped 25 FPTS in four of the last seven games and is averaging over 20 FPTS.
Other Options — Oso Ighodaro ($4,000)
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